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he and david plouffe says we have to protect the narrative we have. megyn: a man in this role is not suppose to be politicizing. that your supposition's leaking. >> i will tell you sandy berger, the national security adviser did come to our political meetings but with the express purpose of making sure the political staff, the political team did not offer national security advice. and berger and the president were clear we are there to provide political advice, not national security advice. megyn: when politics are influence can the announcements made to american people -- >> the press' job is to go after everybody. in 1979 when i swiewmped your show earlier, watching the arguments in defense of this. about the president, i said any other president, democrat or republican would be crucified while the council was still smoking to go to las vegas for a fundraiser. jimmy carter when the hostages were seized. we were behind ted kennedy, the senior campaign people went in and argued with him that he had to continue to campaign. you know what he said? absol
he and david plouffe says we have to protect the narrative we have. megyn: a man in this role is not suppose to be politicizing. that your supposition's leaking. >> i will tell you sandy berger, the national security adviser did come to our political meetings but with the express purpose of making sure the political staff, the political team did not offer national security advice. and berger and the president were clear we are there to provide political advice, not national security...
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. >> the obama campaign, david plouffe is a chris christie of the campaign saying their campaign is built on a tripod of lies and the president has said sometimes they just make things up. >> last i checked, isn't this called politics? you have lying all the time in politics. it is our responsibility to call folks out on it. on my tv 1 show, i have a segment called the biggest damn lie. >> that's got to be a very tough line to draw. >> some lies are much bigger than the others. you have to call folks out on it. here's the problem i have when it comes to a debate. when you hear lies on a debate, they should be called on out on the spot. when you hear a lie, it shouldn't be, hmmm. it should be i'm sorry, mr. romney or president obama, that's not true because with so many people watching, people want to know i'm hearing the truth. it shouldn't be let me wait two hours later to get the truth. call them out on the lies whoever says it, on the spot. >> sometimes, that takes a tough level of preparation. >> that's why you have a team to decide and that's their job. >> it's not just about prepara
. >> the obama campaign, david plouffe is a chris christie of the campaign saying their campaign is built on a tripod of lies and the president has said sometimes they just make things up. >> last i checked, isn't this called politics? you have lying all the time in politics. it is our responsibility to call folks out on it. on my tv 1 show, i have a segment called the biggest damn lie. >> that's got to be a very tough line to draw. >> some lies are much bigger than the...
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. >> bret: white house advisor david plouffe declined to comment directly saying reaction should come from the romney campaign, because, "donald trump is mitt romney's biggest supporter so he owns everything trump says." the internet seemed underwhelmed. the daily caller noted something a bit odd in their in-box today. "newsweek" is still selling one-year subscriptions for the low rate of just $37. not even the fine print tells the whole story. "i figured it might disclose the detail that 'newsweek' will cease printing the magazine in little over two months. but no, it says the offer valid in usa only and subject to change." the daily caller speculates it might be a case of consumer fraud, especially since the soon to be defunked magazine delivers through the u.s. mail. >>> like floodwaters surging over a dam, the rising tide of debt in europe is threatening to inundate the continent's economy and spill over right here at home. senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot reports from london on how bad things are getting. >> the car industry in europe are taking hits about america
. >> bret: white house advisor david plouffe declined to comment directly saying reaction should come from the romney campaign, because, "donald trump is mitt romney's biggest supporter so he owns everything trump says." the internet seemed underwhelmed. the daily caller noted something a bit odd in their in-box today. "newsweek" is still selling one-year subscriptions for the low rate of just $37. not even the fine print tells the whole story. "i figured it might...
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take a listen to david plouffe. >> we have expected all along that governor romney will have a good night. he has prepared more than any candidate in history. he has shown himself to be a very very good debater through the years. the fact of the matter is the president hasn't had a debate like this in four years. if you go back four years ago, he did pretty darn well against hillary clinton who is a tough debater. he survived those primaries and did a pretty good job against john mccain in three tough debates in the financial crisis and some of the big debate in 2008. >> the senator of the foreclosure crisis arguably. that could hurt the president. >> it can, because it's sort of the right climate for mitt romney to take advantage of the president's battle ground, foreclosure of the country. double digit unemployment in the state here. worse than the national average. what the president is trying to do is say look, not just low her expectations from the debate but say he has got a better plan for the future. take a listen. >> governor romney is a good debater. i'm just okay. but what i'm
take a listen to david plouffe. >> we have expected all along that governor romney will have a good night. he has prepared more than any candidate in history. he has shown himself to be a very very good debater through the years. the fact of the matter is the president hasn't had a debate like this in four years. if you go back four years ago, he did pretty darn well against hillary clinton who is a tough debater. he survived those primaries and did a pretty good job against john mccain...
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what the obama campaign wants, including david plouffe. of course he's happy he's not on the receiving end of this like ryan is. >> i'd like to address that i'm die srergt the issue which i don't believe i am. you're setting this up so when romney loses which seems increasingly likely you can blame the media or the pollsters because they skewed too democratic. there is a narrative being developed to try to make an excuse should romney not do well in the election. gregg: don't you think it's not only the way some journalists, the stories they pick but the way they tell the stories, and that is reflective apparently quite openly in "the new york times," and likely other publications as well as radio and television. >> who is the they? caved carr has a piece in the new york times. you're going to say i know it's the liberal new york times, about the cable news with conservative hosts and how the mainstream media means more than just the main street media or "washington post." people get information from digital media more and more so it's not
what the obama campaign wants, including david plouffe. of course he's happy he's not on the receiving end of this like ryan is. >> i'd like to address that i'm die srergt the issue which i don't believe i am. you're setting this up so when romney loses which seems increasingly likely you can blame the media or the pollsters because they skewed too democratic. there is a narrative being developed to try to make an excuse should romney not do well in the election. gregg: don't you think...
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david plouffe called him a liar three times yesterday. this is difficult to do. it's dangerous for a president and unpresidential but it's difficult to do when your opponent has higher ratings. romney has higher ratings than the president. >> brian: he is still doing the tonight show and mtv. we'll see more entertainment type shows. what is the risk there if any? >> there is not much risk for the president. those are venues where he won't be asked tough questions. the demographic among young voters, 18-29-year-olds and counterparts that are slightly older. four years ago in september and october of 2008, 78% said they were definite to vote. now, 58% they were and latest survey, 48% say they are. >> brian: and romney is not going to do that he is going to do local and that is a good strategy. thanks for the five minutes. >> thanks for having me on. >> brian: back in two minutes. [7 a hybrid? most are just no fun to drive. now, here's one that will make you feel alive. meet the five-passenger ford c-max hybrid. c-max says ha. c-max says wheeee. which is what you ge
david plouffe called him a liar three times yesterday. this is difficult to do. it's dangerous for a president and unpresidential but it's difficult to do when your opponent has higher ratings. romney has higher ratings than the president. >> brian: he is still doing the tonight show and mtv. we'll see more entertainment type shows. what is the risk there if any? >> there is not much risk for the president. those are venues where he won't be asked tough questions. the demographic...
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chief white house adviser david plouffe defended that decision this weekend, and he said that, basically, president obama is the president 24/7, he can multitask. what do you think of that? if you were secretary of defense today, what would you be advising the president to do about this benghazi situation? >> i think that the benghazi situation is a part of a pattern that we're seeing in the not just the arab world, but the islamic world. and it seems to me that the people in the white house including the president have a responsibility to the country to focus on what is apparently a very serious and broad, deep problem. it is not something that can be atrialattributed to a video no s seen. everyone knew that that day was september 11th, and that date posed particular dangers for americans. and it seemed to me that a president has a responsibility to focus. now, it's true, a president takes along advisers and communications capabilities. but it seems to me if you have a group of people killed that the president has a responsibility to be on the scene in the white house focusing on it, an
chief white house adviser david plouffe defended that decision this weekend, and he said that, basically, president obama is the president 24/7, he can multitask. what do you think of that? if you were secretary of defense today, what would you be advising the president to do about this benghazi situation? >> i think that the benghazi situation is a part of a pattern that we're seeing in the not just the arab world, but the islamic world. and it seems to me that the people in the white...
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yesterday talked to one of the president's most senior advisors, david plouffe, he said frankly we'll know in two weeks, one of us is right, one of is wrong. tells me the bravado is gone. they like the rest of us do not know how it will turn out. martha: getting first-hand look at all of us. adrenaline required for reporters as well in the final days. ed, see you soon. >>. >> reporter: good to see you. martha: what each candidate is trying to do in the coming days. bill: there are new worries, there are new worries about the national debt and how fast it is growing. check out these numbers. national debt topped $16.2 trillion. it is growing at a rate of $4 billion every 24 hours. that's extraordinary. stuart varney, host of "varney & company" on the fox business network. what to do here? >> it is astonishing how fast we're piling up the debt. i went to check the debt clock and check the calendar for just one moment. back on september the 4th. that was the day we first crossed 16 trillion, september the 4th. fast forward to today, october 24th, we just crossed 16.2 trillion. that means
yesterday talked to one of the president's most senior advisors, david plouffe, he said frankly we'll know in two weeks, one of us is right, one of is wrong. tells me the bravado is gone. they like the rest of us do not know how it will turn out. martha: getting first-hand look at all of us. adrenaline required for reporters as well in the final days. ed, see you soon. >>. >> reporter: good to see you. martha: what each candidate is trying to do in the coming days. bill: there are...
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then afterwards senior white house adviser david plouffe told reporters everyone in washington agrees the sequester should not happen. in his book "the price of politics," bob woodward says the idea of these automatic cuts originated from the white house. although it was a foreign policy debate, some of the biggest sparks were over the auto industry. mr. obama suggested mr. romney would not have provided government assistance to auto companies even if they went through bankruptcy, but romney wrote in 2008 about a managed bankruptcy and government guarantees helping the auto industry be competitive again. jenna? jenna: mike emanuel live for us in d.c. mike, thank you. jon: an update to a story we first brought you yesterday on a horrific attack, a fire bomber on the loose. now police say they have a better idea who they're looking for, and they want the public's help. >>> plus, how different are president obama and governor romney when it comes to iran? something you might have missed in their final debate that could have huge implications. >> we're four years closer to a nuclear iran.
then afterwards senior white house adviser david plouffe told reporters everyone in washington agrees the sequester should not happen. in his book "the price of politics," bob woodward says the idea of these automatic cuts originated from the white house. although it was a foreign policy debate, some of the biggest sparks were over the auto industry. mr. obama suggested mr. romney would not have provided government assistance to auto companies even if they went through bankruptcy, but...
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david plouffe and high powered d.c. attorney, bob barnett. >> that's not what i do as president, as commander in chief. >> advisers say the last debate as hofstra was the strongest performance they've seen in public or private and they're hoping for a repeat. tonight, a twofold strategy. first, the president goes on offense. like we've seen on the trail. >> i told you i'd end the war in iraq and we did. i said we'd wind down the war in afghanistan in a responsible way and we are. al-qaeda's on the path to defeat. osama bin laden is dead and today, osama bin laden is dead. osama bin laden is dead. al-qaeda's on the run. and osama bin laden is no more. >> then to protect obama's vulnerableties, the president will try to put romney on the defensive as he did in his libya answer during the last debate. >> and the suggestion that anybody in my team, the secretary of state, our un ambassador, anybody on my team, would play politics or mislead when we've lost four of our own, governor, is offensive. >> what you saw in the deba
david plouffe and high powered d.c. attorney, bob barnett. >> that's not what i do as president, as commander in chief. >> advisers say the last debate as hofstra was the strongest performance they've seen in public or private and they're hoping for a repeat. tonight, a twofold strategy. first, the president goes on offense. like we've seen on the trail. >> i told you i'd end the war in iraq and we did. i said we'd wind down the war in afghanistan in a responsible way and we...
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plouffe last week after the presidential debate and see the sort of democratic buoyancy out of this, what everybody said going into this was the democrats were looking for something to have changed the momentum, to change the feeling in this race after a presidential race last week that so clearly was -- a presidential debate last week that was clearly won by mitt romney. democrats have been dejected. i think you see in chris van hollen, and i think in others as we talk to more people in the spin room and ahead in the next hour. that democrats probably feel like they got what they needed tonight. we have lots more ahead including reaction from the obama campaign specifically plus our favorite policy wonk ezra klein on what we heard from both sides tonight. there's a little truth telling we need too on both sides. this is msnbc's live coverage of the first presidential debate. [ man ] ring ring... progresso this reduced sodium soup says it may help lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just have to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies a
plouffe last week after the presidential debate and see the sort of democratic buoyancy out of this, what everybody said going into this was the democrats were looking for something to have changed the momentum, to change the feeling in this race after a presidential race last week that so clearly was -- a presidential debate last week that was clearly won by mitt romney. democrats have been dejected. i think you see in chris van hollen, and i think in others as we talk to more people in the...
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it's not obama campaign strategist david plouffe who persuaded voters that our economic troubles aren't mainly obama's fault. and so it is in a sense, the electorate's lingering fear of george w. bush as much as it is residual affection for barack obama that romney needs to beat if he's to become president. what do you think of that analysis? >> i think ezra is a political columnist trying to drag bush back into this thing. i think it's a given in 2010 you saw tea party activists not only the tail end of t.a.r.p., they were george bush initiatives, not barack obama initiatives. statement i think it's still george bush is dragging mitt romney down it could have been a problem, but the polls don't suggest it really is a problem for mitt romney right now. i think dmngt democrats are desperate to drag george bush into this at the end and try to remind them as president obama failed toot in the debate last week, he's going to be the next coming of george w. bush, republicans have been saying he's the next coming of jimmy carter. i guess they're even. >> on that particular you may have a poin
it's not obama campaign strategist david plouffe who persuaded voters that our economic troubles aren't mainly obama's fault. and so it is in a sense, the electorate's lingering fear of george w. bush as much as it is residual affection for barack obama that romney needs to beat if he's to become president. what do you think of that analysis? >> i think ezra is a political columnist trying to drag bush back into this thing. i think it's a given in 2010 you saw tea party activists not only...